First F-35 Joint Strike Fighter rolls out

Posted on: Feb. 20th, 2006 || Source: upi.com | E-mail Article | Print Article

FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 20 (UPI) -- The Joint Strike Fighter program reached a milestone Sunday when the first production F-35 rolled out of the door at the Lockheed Martin plant in Texas.

The conventional takeoff version of the three-service warplane is part of the Concept Development Phase of the program and will undergo intensive testing on the ground until this fall when the first flight is scheduled, Lockheed announced Monday.


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"This program is young, and plenty of hard work remains ahead, but the F-35's move to the flight line is a major milestone," Air Force Brig. Gen. C.R. Davis said in a news release. "It's a great day."

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